estate
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ɪˈsteɪt/]
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Senses
1. estate (noun) — sense 1
Definition: The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
2. estate (noun) — sense 2
Definition: state; condition.
Example: But when I came to mans eſtate,
With hey ho, [the winde and the raine],
Gainſt Knaues and Theeues men ſhut their gate.
3. estate (noun) — sense 3
Definition: Status, rank.
Example: God hath imprinted his authority in several parts, upon several estates of men.
4. estate (adj) — sense 4
Definition: Previously owned; secondhand.
Example: an estate diamond; estate jewelry
5. estate (verb) — sense 5
Definition: To give an estate to.
6. estate (verb) — sense 6
Definition: To bestow upon.
Structure of the word
Roots:- steh₂ (Proto-Indo-European)
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